We hope to see you at the Showcase Recital this weekend! 

All rehearsals and the concert will be held in Boutwell Auditorium (1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd, Birmingham, 35203). Parking is available on the street an in the adjacent parking deck. Please allow time to find parking and ensure that you are not late!

Here is the schedule for the Showcase Recital weekend:
Saturday, March 2nd:
8:45-11:00 Alabama Youth Symphony Rehearsal
11:00-11:45 Birmingham String Orchestra Rehearsal
11:45-12:15 BSO Honors Group Rehearsal
12:15-1:00 Birmingham Prelude Strings Rehearsal
1:00-3:00 String Academy Rehearsal (string class groups)

Sunday, March 3rd:
2:00 All students arrive to tune/warm up
3:00 SHOWCASE RECITAL BEGINS

The annual Showcase Recital will be Sunday, March 3rd at 3:00 p.m. The recital will be held at the Boutwell Auditorium, 1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, 35203.

This event, our largest annual concert, features students aged 8-18. Students from across the Music Opportunity Program and the Birmingham metropolitan area will come together to present an afternoon of music.

For some performers, this will be their first time in front of an audience. The three MOP youth orchestras will perform as well. One student from the Birmingham Prelude Strings orchestra and one from the Alabama Youth Symphony were selected by competitive audition to present solo works accompanied by the Alabama Youth Symphony. 

This FREE concert is brought to you by the Music Opportunity Program Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to bringing music education to children across the area. We hope to see you at the Showcase Recital this Sunday!

The AYS winter concert was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our young musicians. 

These students performed orchestral literature including Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" and Rossini's "Barber of Seville" overture.

If you have photos or videos of the concert you'd like share, head over to our Facebook page and post them on our wall!

The Alabama Youth Symphony will perform its first concert of the season this Sunday, November 4th, at 2:00 p.m.  The concert will be held at Harrison Theatre on the campus of Samford University.

This will mark the first performance of the all-youth orchestra this concert season.  The Alabama Youth Symphony (AYS) consists of talented high school students, representing more than 20  cities across Central Alabama. 

The Alabama Youth Symphony will perform works by Wagner, Von Suppe, Faure, and Tchaikovsky.  All concerts are free and open to the public.  For more information, please call 205-231-9509.

The Alabama Youth Symphony is a part of the Music Opportunity Program.

The Alabama Youth Symphony Fall Concert will be at 2:00 pm on November 4, 2012 in the Harrison Theatre on the campus of Samford University.  The Alabama Youth Symphony will perform works by Wagner, Von Suppe, Faure, and Tchaikovsky.  

The performance will mark the first performance of the all-city youth orchestra this concert season.  The Alabama Youth Symphony (AYS) consists of talented high school students, representing more than 20 cities across Central Alabama.  

All concerts are free and open to the public.